{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-205","heading":"Classification of violations","body":"(a) The Office of Long-Term Care shall promulgate rules specifying classified violations in accordance with this section. (b) The notice of violation issued to a long-term care facility by the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care shall be classified according to the nature of the violation and shall indicate the classification on the face of the notice as follows: (1) Class A violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility resulting in death or serious physical harm to a resident or creating a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to a resident will result therefrom; (2) Class B violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility which directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; (3) Class C violations shall relate to administrative and reporting requirements that do not directly threaten the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; and (4) (A) Class D violations shall relate to the timely submission of statistical and financial reports to the office. (B) The failure to timely submit a statistical or financial report shall be considered a separate Class D violation during any month or part of a month of noncompliance. (C) In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, the director is authorized, after the first month of a Class D violation, to withhold any further reimbursement to the long-term care facility until the statistical and financial report is received by the office. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1860, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1979, No. 28, § 4; 1981, No. 908, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2219; Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 2; 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 14, § 2.\n\n(a) The Office of Long-Term Care shall promulgate rules specifying classified violations in accordance with this section.\n\n(b) The notice of violation issued to a long-term care facility by the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care shall be classified according to the nature of the violation and shall indicate the classification on the face of the notice as follows: (1) Class A violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility resulting in death or serious physical harm to a resident or creating a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to a resident will result therefrom; (2) Class B violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility which directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; (3) Class C violations shall relate to administrative and reporting requirements that do not directly threaten the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; and (4) (A) Class D violations shall relate to the timely submission of statistical and financial reports to the office. (B) The failure to timely submit a statistical or financial report shall be considered a separate Class D violation during any month or part of a month of noncompliance. (C) In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, the director is authorized, after the first month of a Class D violation, to withhold any further reimbursement to the long-term care facility until the statistical and financial report is received by the office.\n\n(1) Class A violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility resulting in death or serious physical harm to a resident or creating a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to a resident will result therefrom;\n\n(2) Class B violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility which directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of a resident;\nnce of a long-term care facility resulting in death or serious physical harm to a resident or creating a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to a resident will result therefrom;\n\n(2) Class B violations create a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a long-term care facility which directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of a resident;\n\n(3) Class C violations shall relate to administrative and reporting requirements that do not directly threaten the health, safety, or welfare of a resident; and\n\n(4) (A) Class D violations shall relate to the timely submission of statistical and financial reports to the office. (B) The failure to timely submit a statistical or financial report shall be considered a separate Class D violation during any month or part of a month of noncompliance. (C) In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, the director is authorized, after the first month of a Class D violation, to withhold any further reimbursement to the long-term care facility until the statistical and financial report is received by the office.\n\n(A) Class D violations shall relate to the timely submission of statistical and financial reports to the office.\n\n(B) The failure to timely submit a statistical or financial report shall be considered a separate Class D violation during any month or part of a month of noncompliance.\n\n(C) In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, the director is authorized, after the first month of a Class D violation, to withhold any further reimbursement to the long-term care facility until the statistical and financial report is received by the office.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 10","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"714f9558a4e528b1d04b6a291beae0a37d3e0a4ec04d26496aa616383078ddd4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-10-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}